54 people have been killed over the last four weeks of violence in the Valley
Highlights
- The Valley has been under curfew for 29 days
- More than 100 people have lost eyesight after receiving pellet injuries
- Centre has told the Supreme Court that situation has improved in Kashmir
Tension has spiked in Kashmir Valley after three more civilians including a student were killed in clashes with security forces on Friday. As protests intensified - with 200 demonstrations held across the Valley - more than 300 people were injured.
As protests spread to Chenab valley and the Pir Panjal region, the authorities tightened security. The Valley has been under curfew for 29 days.
Over the last four weeks of violence in the Valley, 55 people have been killed in firing by security forces and more than 3,000 people have been injured. More than 100 people have lost eyesight after receiving pellet injuries.
The Centre, however, has told the Supreme Court that said the law and order situation in Kashmir Valley has improved, triggering a scathing reaction from former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.The Centre had told the top court that the violent protests having gone down from 201 on July 9 to 11 on August 3.
In a series of tweets, Mr Abdullah took on the state's BJP-PDP government, saying only they would agree with the Centre's view.He also questioned what he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" on the situation in the Valley.In yesterday's clashes, 45-year-old Mohammad Maqbool was killed in Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district. After Maqbool's death, protests in the district intensified.
At Khansahib, which is in the same district, a man identified as Zahoor Ahmad was killed in clashes with security forces. A 12th class student, Danish Rasool, has also succumbed to his injuries after allegedly being shot by a pellet gun.